Delaware is building a new, state-of-the-art school for the deaf. But it arrives at a time when medical advances are enabling more deaf children to take part in mainstream education. Hearing implants ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shelby Bean could not help but feel a bit jealous. As a deaf football player for four years at Gallaudet, he called defensive plays with American Sign Language and dealt with other ...

Deaf-Hearing Communication Centre Executive Director Neil McDevitt on apps, automatic captioning and ways hearing people can better work with Deaf colleagues. Neil McDevitt, Deaf-Hearing Communication ...

The limitations of telecommunication relay services are being addressed with the development of a new program that explores how to make deaf and hard-of-hearing users’ experiences with cellular ...

Smart glasses remain a staple in the field of wearable technology. It's no wonder why many people continue using them at present. From virtual-reality glasses that allow the user to imagine how the VR ...

A new, $500,000 "grand challenge" hopes to change those numbers and the outcomes by encouraging people and organizations to come up with innovations for increasing access to local sign languages and ...

The proudest moment of my career was when, just before the Senate gave final approval for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in July 1990, I had the honor of standing on the chamber’s floor and ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The deaf community has relied on a variety of technology like video call interpreters, captioned telephones and cochlear implants, a device that is neurologically implanted to ...

For deaf and hard-of-hearing people, voice recognition technology like Alexa and Siri can be a barrier to effective communication. Researchers have used AI to develop a tool that converts sign ...

Using augmented reality to make science, technology, engineering and math content more accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing learners in live presentation settings is the goal of a $258,000 grant ...

Train station announcements provide vital information regarding platform changes, delays, and cancellations, which if missed can disrupt passenger journeys and create a stressful situation. Due to a ...